I learned of the severance proposal for 33 Forty First Street just recently. Hearing Date: Thursday, April 25 , 2013 1:00 p.m. Council Chambers – 399 The West Mall, Etobicoke Civic Centre I’ve been focused upon other projects including the upcoming Long Branch Jane’s Walk on May 4 and May 5, 2013, starting on each […]
The April 23, 2013 Toronto Star has a great article about Nathan Ng’s historical maps project. You can find an earlier blog post about his work here. You can access Nathan Ng’s website here. I owe thanks to Mike James of Brampton, co-leader of the May 4 and May 5, 2013 Jane’s Walk in Long […]
Toronto Parks People provides an overview of what’s happening with regard to Toronto Parks. To view a recent overview, click here. [To access the document, click on link in previous sentence.] The opening text reads as follows: As a fellow park enthusiast, we wanted to make sure you are familiar with the new Parks Plan, which […]
Following message is from The Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery Project: The Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery Project invites you to join us for a Spring Visit and Clean-Up Saturday May 11th, 2013 Rain or Shine 2:00pm To remember and honour in a dignified and respectful way the lives of the 1511 people buried in the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital […]
The following message is from Walk for Change: Subject: Spring Visit to the Lakeshore Cemetery and “Walk for Change” You are invited to the Spring Visit to the Lakeshore Cemetery and to support the first Local fundraiser “Walk for Change” earlier in the day, of which the Project will be a beneficiary. Please see the attached […]
I want to thank David Juliusson for letting me know about an April 18, 2013 Globe and Mail article touching upon the Toronto casino debate. The headline and opening sentence reads: Councillor Grimes says taxpayer-funded Vegas trip was not for casino meetings Councillor Mark Grimes says the taxpayer-funded trip he took to Las Vegas last […]
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Nathan Ng has shared with me the following information: Date: Sunday, 14 April, 2013 To: Jaan Pill Subject: Fort York and Garrison Common Maps Hello! I’m sending this note because you had previously referenced a mapping project of mine, Historical Maps of Toronto, on your Preserved Stories blog. I’d like to draw your attention to another online historical […]
I’m pleased to share with you the following information from the Toronto Native Community History Project: FIRST STORY is an interactive multimedia map of Toronto’s Aboriginal history, empowering the Indigenous community of Toronto to reveal and explore our geography and culture. Users will have access, via a smartphone, to stories, photographs, archival documents, audio and video clips that illuminate Aboriginal presence and history in […]